Hey guys! Last week we tried some super yummy recipes. I had a couple of fails - if you follow me on Instagram then you know what it was. I am loving publishing the weekly meal plans because #1 I have a plan all laid out for the week, and #2 I LOVE trying new recipes! I…
You just married your favorite military serviceman (or woman). Wow, amazing! You are on cloud nine! You tell yourself it will be hard, but you can survive and keep going and they can throw whatever they want at you but it won't stop you! Yeah, I thought that once too. And then I experienced my…
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Hey there! I have another set of SUPER yummy meals again this week for you all! As if any of my meals aren't yummy... Okay, last week I might have messed up a couple of meals. But that's okay! Learning to become the best home chef I know is going to take some time. I…
I have been wanting to write this post for a long time. Most of you who know me in person, know that I didn't finish college. And I will (probably) never finish it. I went to Nursing school at NIACC. Dropped out. I went to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln for one year, it…
Last week my husband told me "You are CRUSHING it with these meals." So guess what? We are going to CRUSH IT again with this weeks meals! We are only trying one new recipe this week and that is Mulligatawny soup! If you've never had it or heard of it, it is an Indian lentil…
Happy Monday, readers! I know you all are so excited for this week's meals and so am I! This week we are trying out FOUR new recipes! Woah! Normally I try for one, maybe two, new recipes but I am really trying to switch it up, learn more about food and cooking, and also become…
Here we go again. Our 3rd cross country move. From Nebraska to Virginia, Virginia to Florida, and Florida to California. It's so weird to think that I've lived all of these places. If you would have asked me when I was 16 what I thought my life would look like in 10 years, I would've…
Raise your hand if you have ever heard at weddings or on TV someone says to their significant other, "You make me the happiest person in the world!" Yep, go ahead, raise your hand. We have all heard it and maybe said it. Why? Because we are naturally selfish people. SELFLESS having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame,…
You guys! This Mac N Cheese recipe is my FAVORITE! Seriously, it is amazing. When I started cooking I set out to make the best homemade, gourmet mac n cheese from a recipe that I curated. And, I did it! I have been making this recipe for a little over a year and it is…
Meet my parents, Bill and Terri Burt. On August 3rd, 1974 they got married. If you're not great at math, I'll give you the answer. They have been married for 44 years! They have 4 children: Ryan, Christin, Justin, and myself, Erin. We are all married and my 3 older siblings make up the 9…
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